Clostridioides difficile (C. diff)

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile and Recurrent Infection

If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with clostridioides difficile (C. diff), you understand how uncomfortable symptoms are, and how difficult it can be to treat C. diff. Sometimes, antibiotics do not improve C. diff symptoms, causing infection – recurrent C. diff infection – to happen again. Other times, antibiotics used to treat C. diff can kill good bacteria, which can lead to the regrowth of C. diff bacteria once treatment is stopped. But fortunately, there are additional options to

Dr.JMack | ER Doctor on Instagram: "How awesome is my sister!?? P.S. Clostridioides difficile is extremely contagious, can live on surfaces for a long time, and can’t be killed with hand sanitizer alone (need to wash hands due to tough outer shell called a spore). As a result, it’s one of the most common hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections and is an increasingly frequent cause of morbidity and mortality among older adult hospitalized patients."